The Elementary

School Guidance
and Counseling
Program
Hannah A. Wendam
III-11 BS Psychology
How is it
conducted?
Individually
Small groups
When requested and deemed
appropriate
Duties and
Functions of
Counselor
Provide educational counseling
Work with students
Help students evaluate their
abilities, interests, talents, and
personality characteristics
Duties and
Functions of
Counselor
Use interviews, counseling
sessions, interest and aptitude
assessment tests
Provide play therapy and art
therapy
Observe younger children during
classroom and play activities
Confer with teachers and parents
How does a
counselor work
with students?
Classroom Guidance
Regularly visits classrooms to
teach students how to get along
with others, following school
rules, safety, and others
How does a
counselor work
with students?
Small Group Counseling
Invite students who share
common concerns to meet for a
few sessions
How does a
counselor work
with students?
Individual Counseling
Available to talk with a student
privately of the concern is very
private and does not work well
with groups or with a presence
of a parent
How does a
counselor work
with students?
Art and/or Play Session
If children cannot express with
words, they can express their
thoughts and feelings through
play and/or art session(s)
Elementary
Counselors work
with:
Parents
Teachers
Students
Administrators
Elementary
Guidance
Counselors
To help children understand
themselves and others
To prevent problems from
developing
To help identify children with
special needs
Elementary
Guidance
Counselors
To provide crisis intervention if
necessary
To coordinate or facilitate
efforts of others with those of
parents, teachers, and
administrators
Contents of
Elementary
Guidance Program
I. Vision and Mission
II. General Objectives
III. Services and Programs
A. Individual Pupil Inventory
Contains personal, family and
academic data
Contents of
Elementary
Guidance Program
B. Information services
Pertain to social information like
on-going orientation programs
involving teachers, parents and
pupils
Contents of
Elementary
Guidance Program
C. Counseling service
Includes individual, group, or
classroom counseling sessions
and referrals
D. Testing
Means schedule, testing time
including standardized tests
Contents of
Elementary
Guidance
E. Evaluation
Program
Pertains to gathered feedback
forms to find out the strong and
weak points of the program
IV. Yearly Calendar containing
activities, programs, and their
corresponding dates of schedule